St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-04
PRECIOUS STONES.
Romance and Imagination Have
Ascribed to the Various Stones
Different SignificatiOns.

AScffDeU TO the various stones
Different SignificatiOns.
Many curious and interesting things
might be said of the esteem in which
various persons hold this custom. For
instance, some people are very solicit
Gus to secure appropriate stones for holt
day presents, lest the health, life and
prosperity of the dOnee should thereby
be injured. There is no gentleman i'll
our city that is more of an enthusiast III
watches and rich gems than j. +. Ing
ham, who few years ago purchased
the stock of f. Lyle, at 327
Jackson street, and by the aid of money
and room into glittering palace and
to-day carries the heaviest line of
jewelry in St. Paul. His windows,
though elegantly draped with the latest
style of goods. are no more than sug-
gestiOn of his stock; on entering to the
right are two large walnut cases, one of
Mr.. Is own design and just received
and filled with all the late patterns of
sterling and silver-plated ware. The
rear of the room contains four large
safes which hold tray after tray of all
manner of modern jewelry especially for
the holiday trade. including watches of
every make and style, rich stones of every
description. ladies' and gents chains i'll
gold filled and plated and gold mount
ingS of every design that the ingenuity
of man can invent. At the left of the
room stands another large case, in which
is a fine assortment of Imported French
marble and iron clocks. In front of this
are shelves loaded with beautiful stat
uettes and art goods. There are five
large show cases-One filled with ladies'
and gents fine gold watche S: another
with rings, lace pins, bracelets, scarf
pins, studs, cuff and collar buttons and
eardrops, all set with diamonds; the
next case holds silver watches; the
fourth for medium-priced jewelry, and
the next II and 1S-carat rings, also set
rings and eOpiOus stock of children'S
with opera glasses, etc, which
carries the most extensive
line of Masonic and emblem goods in
the Northwest. Mr.. Ingham makes a
speciality of repairing, and has two of
the ableSt WOrkmen i'll the state. He
informed the scribe that he does con-
siderable in wholesale way, and pro-
duced an order for 1923 worth of dia-
mOnds, just being packed up, to be sent
to dealer in town not far away. He
also stated that last month he fitted a
store northwest of here with $500
worth of goods, and is now regularly
fixed for wholesale business. One of
the features is his loaning department,
which pays the running expenses of this
model jewelry house, and in
consequence he can afford to and
does undersell all his competitors.
Mr.. lDgham has a class of customers for
loans that is, perhaps, without parallel
in any other city. Hundreds of bOr-
rOwers go to him who would not think
of entering a pawnshOp, as ordinarily
understood, and no evidence of pawn
shop is seen in his store, even the three
balls having been removed and placed
over the entrance to his private office i'll
the rear. With the usual liberality of
the house, Mr.. Ingham offers his Gus
toners the following gifts for Christ
mas:
1st Clough & Warren twelve-stop Or
gan Observation-Disclosures. SlJO
I'd. SET Encyclopedia Britannica .... II9
Sd. Gents gold watch, chain and
charm 10
4th. Ladys gold watch, chain and
charm .-.... ..-......... 80
9th. Diamond stud....... 1G0
en- stR: S SRsFs s gIs H..:.::::: ::: %
Tickets for all above to purchasers of
goods to the extent of 81.
Sth. French doll with diamond ear
drops. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
Free to all girls regardless of pur+
chase.
The recipients of these gifts will be
selected by representatives of the Pho
neer Press, GLOBE and Dispatch, Dec,
26, 1887, and the fortunate numbers will
appear the next day in the same papers.